Show HANKSVILLE HANKSVILLE- News News' Items I By M Mr Mn I Barbara BarbaraC r C and W Construction Co I whose home office Is in Farm Farm- Farmington I ington NM were in the latter part of the week to to bid on the road contract which will wUl be Le built to the Phillips Oil Well wen to be drilled north of I ta Utah Drilling Co has received re reo the contract to do the drilling for for- Pure Oil Co This Tills drilling will be done dona on Miners Miner's Mountain n which Is southeast of ot Torrey The work on the new state road shed began Tuesday July 5 5 This building is 92 02 by 34 feet and will wUl be built of cinder block Kaze and Gammon of Provo have havethe havethe havethe the contract to build this building which will be bo completed within the next two months I Mr and Mrs Robert Potter are announcing the arrival of a a. a daughter Sheryl La Rae born June 28 at Craig Colo The Potters Potters Pot Pot- I. I are well remembered In I Janet Albrecht 10 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs La 1 Nate Nale Albrecht celebrated her birthday July 1 with thirteen guests Larry Exstedt returned last week from a five day trip to Tacoma Tacoma Tacoma Ta Ta- coma Wash where he visited his family Mr Exstedt is a communicator com at the FAA station here Dennis Ekker accompanied his father Harold Ekker to Green River Friday for medical treatment treat ment for a throat Wells reunion was held in Price Saturday Those attending from Hanksville were Mr and Mrs William Wells and family Sam Wells and Mr and Mrs Frank Noyes Mr Mrs June Mars Mars- sing of Temple Junction won the prize for having every member of ot their family present Mrs Marsing is a daughter of Sam Sami Wells Mr and Mrs Dean Brian and family were in Hanksville over the weekend to spend the with friends Dorothy Hamilton and Don Wells visited at the William Wells home over the weekend Miss Hamilton makes her home in Price r Mrs Nettle Noyes and daughter daugh- daugh ter Toinette are visiting in n Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray this week with Mr and Mrs Martain John They will remain there till Ronnie leaves on a miss mis mission sion slon to South America A group from Hanksville met with residents of Torrey Friday to discuss water problems Durl DurlIng Dur Dur- During Ilag I ing lag past month residents here I haven't had irrigation water enough to water their crops and and Ithe I the results weren't favorable Harold Ekker president of the I Hanksville Canal Co along with Ford Weber Melvin Brown Heber He He- ber Rees Glen Johnson Glen Whitby and Briars Brian met with an official from state department and got the matter smoothed out The meeting was held at the church house In Torrey Mr and Mrs Ken Wilson and sons spent the of July weekend week end in Hanksville with the Darys Ekkers Due to the hot weather here most of the residents shifted location to Flats for their of July celebration Those in the party were Mr bir and Mrs Guy Robison Mr and Mrs Kay ay Hunt and sons Mrs M Clella Ekker and sons Mr and Mrs Ken Wilson and sons Mr and Mrs La Nale Albrecht and children Every family took their lunch and games and races were enjoyed by the group I Mrs Effie Dressler Dressier and grandson Merritt visited visited visit visit- ed with Mrs Elora Ekker VIsit VIsit-I and Mr and Mrs Mart 1 Robison from their home in Grand Grand' I Jun Junction tion Saturday Mrs Dress Dress- Jer was making arrangements to have assessment work done on her claims Mr and Mrs Jesse Ekker and daughters spent the of July in Green River with Virgil Virgil Vir gil Baldwin Mr and grid Mrs 1 Everett Ekker and children spent the in Hanksville Mrs Ekker returned return return- ed td to their home in Bicknell but Everett remained here bere to start employment with the Utah state Toad road oad department Mrs Ekker will Join him here as soon as housing is available Mrs Elora Ekker and children children child child- ren left early Monday for tor Grand Granc Junction where they planned to spend the with Riter Ekker But nut just outside of ot Green River about five miles they lost losta a front wheel from their Buick Due Pue to the holiday all aU parts parI houses house in Iti Price and Grand Grant Junction were closed cloned so they returned home leaving their car cat in Green River for tor repairs Robert Walker an d ad cl Jim Carpenter Car I penter spent two days at Upper Bounds Bound fishing Doth Both men are communicators at the FAA station Mrs Pearl Baker spent the in visiting with Mr and 1 Mrs Mart Robison from her home In Green River |